Park Lawn Corporation Expands Operations With the Acquisition of Korban Funeral Chapel

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 14, 2016) - Park Lawn Corporation (TSX VENTURE:PLC) ("Park Lawn Corp.") today announced that it has acquired Korban Funeral Chapel, a funeral service provider in Winnipeg, Manitoba as part of a series of acquisitions by the Corporation over the last several months.

The acquisition will bring the total number of holdings in Manitoba and Saskatchewan to 8 and will be operated locally by Joe Coffey, President of Parkland Funeral Holdings, Inc. ("Parkland") which is a partially-owned subsidiary of Park Lawn Corp.

"The acquisition of Korban Funeral Chapel will expand our presence in the Manitoba market. We expect the business to immediately add to our bottom line and were pleased to secure an attractive purchase price. We are confident our partner Joe Coffey will manage this new business as efficiently as he has Parkland's seven existing funeral service locations." stated Andrew Clark, CEO of Park Lawn Corp.

Highlights of the acquisition include:

• Park Lawn Corp. acquired Korban Funeral Chapel for $1.4 million, financed through available credit facilities
• Korban Funeral Chapel performs 120 funerals per year; this number is expected to grow in the following 12-18 months

"Korban Funeral Chapel is a natural addition to our existing operations. This expansion will result in synergies and efficiencies, allowing us to better serve client families across Manitoba and Saskatchewan." added President of Parkland Joe Coffey.

About Park Lawn Corporation

Park Lawn Corp. provides goods and services associated with the disposition and memorialization of human remains. Products and services are sold on a pre-planned basis (pre-need) or at the time of a death (at-need). The Company and its subsidiaries own and operate 34 cemeteries in Ontario and Michigan and 17 funeral homes in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The Company's Harmonia business currently operates under license in the province of Quebec.

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